Twenty-three years ago…
Jax drove the car at high speed. For a ten-year-old child, his body was quite tall. His foot could reach the gas pedal, and he could steer proficiently. Jace sat next to him with his seat belt fastened. His legs were a little shorter than Jax's, so it was difficult for him to drive.
"Dad will kill us if he finds out we left without anyone's escort," Jace said worriedly.
"Well, I was planning to have you call and tell him. Who would have guessed that you brought a cell phone that ran out of battery? GPS was left at home. Good thing I remember the location without GPS. Help me look at the map, Jace. The map is in the dashboard drawer," complained Jax as he continued to speed in a zigzag motion.
"It does not matter. I think dad would have known we were missing. He must have read the message I wrote on the paper on the table. He just might have seen the last GPS we saw. He must have caught up with us," Jace said, trying to reassure
Jace took a deep breath. Ann waited for Jace's answer while holding her breath with a pounding heart. "Patrick Smith," Jace replied with a sigh. "Patrick Smith again? What's going on between the Carters and the Smiths?" asked Ann in surprise. "The Smiths have always seemed to be competitors in the Carter family business. And on the last few years, I also only learned that Patrick Smith had fallen in love with my mother, Thalia Carter. Unfortunately, my mother married my father, Dave Carter. They seem to be love rivals since they were young," Jace replied. "So you could say all these problems started with Patrick Smith's love obsession with Thalia Carter? Is he trying to be better than your father and show that your mother made a mistake?" asked Ann. "I think so. And, of course, that Patrick Smith hates us, Dave Carter's son. So that's natural," Jace said, shrugging his shoulders. "But it looks like Patrick Smith and his kids have cross
Patrick Smith waited anxiously at his house. After returning from the empty warehouse where he had kept Ann Carter, his heart was not at ease. Franz Smith and Hans Graham had left hours ago for a hostage swap. That bitch should just be killed. Ann Carter looked weak and helpless, but there was something wrong with the look in her eyes. The woman was not as fragile as she seemed. There was something she was hiding, and it made Patrick Smith felt uncomfortable. The woman had something important that Patrick Smith didn't know. Franz was an idiot! Patrick grumbled in his mind. Franz shouldn't have listened to his boyfriend, Hans Graham's opinion. A soft man like Hans was not fit to be in the field. That woman should have been killed a long time ago. Ann Carter! His instincts told him that she was the key to defeating J. Carter! There had been no contact from Franz Smith yet. They should have arrived at the scene, and the hostage exchange was over. What took them so long
Trembling, Patrick Smith shouted. "Where is this? Where exactly is this!" cried Patrick Smith hysterically with a pale face. In front of Patrick was a thick, transparent glass wall. Across the glass, a vast ocean stretched out without limits. Thick transparent glass covered two steel-framed cages suspended by an extensive chain. Each glass cage contained one prisoner. One male prisoner. Franz Smith. One female prisoner. Merry Smith. Both of them were covered in blood all over their bodies. The floor of the cage was muddy with pools of blood. "What did you guys do to them?" cried Patrick Smith, his face pale and eyes wide with fear. Merry screamed hysterically as she wept. She pounded on the glass wall with her tiny hands. Meanwhile, Franz was fumbling through the glass walls to find a way to survive. "Is that their blood? Did you hurt them?" cried Patrick Smith frantically. "No, that's not their blood," said a m
When Patrick Smith regained consciousness, he was in the hospital with his legs cuffed to the medical bed. The nurse called a man to check on him. The officer was showing his police badge and arrest warrant to Patrick Smith. "Patrick Smith, you are arrested for the murder of Nick Davis and possession of an illegal drug plantations. You have the right to remain silent and be accompanied by a lawyer. The evidence and the recording of your confession are already with the police," said the man. Patrick Smith sighed in disappointment and despair. J. Carter did not let him escape and live free, even though he spared Patrick's life. Patrick stared at the cop without a fight. He knew he couldn't escape. "Where are my children Franz and Merry?" Patrick asked the cop. "Franz has been arrested for the murder of Nick Davis and possession of an illegal drug plantations. Drugs were also found in his blood and urine. He is now in custody at the police station," the
Ann bought a pretty big bouquet. That day he came to his father's grave with Jax, Jace, and Jake. Today the Carter rent the whole cemetery exclusively for Ann's visit, so no one else was there but the four of them. The bodyguards strictly guarded the surroundings of the cemetery and did not let anyone else in.Jax and Jake used disguises so that their faces didn't look identical as Jace's triplets. These were the game rules that they had set themselves when they had to go out together. Each of them carried a bouquet of colorful flowers.Ann placed the bouquet in front of the grave of her father, Nick Davis."Those criminals have confessed what they did, Dad. They get the punishment commensurate with their actions. Now Daddy can rest in peace. From now on, I will live happily. Here are Jax, Jace, and Jake, whom Dad saved twenty-three years ago. Then Dad…" said Ann, unable to continue. Her tears broke, and she wept bitterly.Jake hugged Ann's body ge
The wedding ceremony was held behind closed doors. No journalists were allowed to cover the event. Dave Carter's assistant helped provide photos and articles for publication while keeping the existence of three of J. Carter as secret.The world was not yet time to know the whereabouts of the triplets. Later, when the Carter family had become the strongest in the business world and the underworld, they would announce it to the world. Dave Carter had been cautious since the kidnappings in the past. So many people wanted to seize his property and kill his heir.Ann Carter, the little girl who was in Jake's arms twenty-three years ago, at that moment, became a beloved legal wife for his three sons.Dave Carter still remembered what happened in the police station back then.When Dave Carter picked up his three children together with his elite bodyguards, he saw his children laughing happily with a little girl. It seemed that the three children had forgotten th
Ann stepped up onto the cruise ship's deck. The officer had just brought her belongings to the luxury cabin she had rented. This was the dream cruise ship that Ann was eager to try for honey moon. However, because this cruise ship was open to the public, many people also boarded the cruise ship. J. Carter was too well known, so Jax, Jake, and Jace decided to disguise their faces. Meanwhile, Ann's face was not well known to the public so that she could relax with her natural face."This is so much fun! I feel like I'm a secret agent on a special mission," Ann giggled. She purposely dyed her burgundy red hair black for a disguise.Jake, Jace, and Jax looked at each other with meaningful smiles. They obeyed Ann's long-held wish. The cruise ship was vast. Inside there were various entertainment venues, and the rooms were spacious like hotel rooms."I went around first. I can do it myself," Ann exclaimed enthusiastically. She walked around the cruise facility happily
Ann looked nervously at Jax and Jace."Punish me?" asked Ann.Ann looked nervously at Jace and Jax. She was at a loss for words to defend herself. Meanwhile, Jake was still hugging her casually."Yeah, we have to punish you for making us jealous," Jace said."But I'm not cheating," Ann said pitifully."Who said you cheated on us?" Jax asked, confused."What?" Ann asked, no less confused."I don't like it because you two have fun alone without asking us," Jace said."You should have done it with us too," Jax said."You're not accusing me of cheating?" Ann asked, confused."No, it's Jake. We recognized him right away," Jace chuckled.Jake grinned widely. He secretly enjoyed Ann's restlessness. However, he knew that he had stolen the opportunity to make out alone with Ann, without taking his two siblings."They're just teasing you, baby," Jake said, kissing Ann's cheek."What? You guys are so bad